Data protection courses can help you learn data privacy regulations, risk assessment techniques, incident response strategies, and encryption methods. You can build skills in compliance management, data governance, and implementing security protocols to safeguard sensitive information. Many courses introduce tools like data loss prevention software, encryption tools, and privacy management platforms, showing how these skills are applied in practical work to protect personal and organizational data.

Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, SQL, Data Transformation, Data Pipelines, Stored Procedure, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Performance Tuning, Scripting, Database Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Web Analytics and SEO, Data Storytelling, Analytics, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Performance Reporting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Probability & Statistics, Unsupervised Learning, Text Mining, Data Manipulation, Statistical Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Data Structures, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization Software, Python Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Storytelling, Infographics, Layout Design, Branding
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Metadata Management, Google Cloud Platform, Data Mining, Big Data, Data Management, Cloud API
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Data Integrity, Performance Tuning, CI/CD, Data Processing, Debugging, System Monitoring, Data Transformation, Unit Testing, Disaster Recovery
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Spatial Analysis, ArcGIS, Geographic Information Systems, Data Quality, Data Mapping, Data Modeling, Vector Databases, Data Management, Data Storage, Data Sharing, Data Manipulation, Relational Databases, Data Import/Export, Query Languages, Analytics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: JSON, Data Processing, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Scraping, Debugging, Python Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Structures, Data Collection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Responsible AI, Exploratory Data Analysis, AI Enablement, Data Ethics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Pandas (Python Package), Automation, Data Visualization Software, Descriptive Statistics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Data Quality, Anomaly Detection, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Data Ethics, Generative AI, Data Pipelines, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Data Synthesis, Data Validation, Responsible AI, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Microsoft Azure, Unsupervised Learning, Databricks, Cloud Management, Classification Algorithms, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Applied Machine Learning, Model Deployment, Predictive Modeling, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Supervised Learning, Data Pipelines, Exploratory Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Statistical Methods, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Theoretical Computer Science
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months